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between tackle and guard occasionally,
and draw the opposing tackle in. If this
is done just as the ball is snapped and be¬
fore the opposing line can rearrange itself,
it lets the tackle through clear, and en¬
ables him to play deadly havoc with an
incipient play. Other ruses will suggest
themselves to the two playing together.
The tackle should go through all the time,
and never run behind his line.
The tackle should go through gener¬
ally on the outside, for the reason that
the end needs more assistance than the
guard, because the flank of the line is
more open and the interference better or¬
ganized. Further, the middle of the line
may be reinforced from either side the
moment the attack is centred there, but
the end can seldom be reinforced from
the other end. The most an end may
rely on are the guard, tackle, and some¬
times one half-back from his side.
Once in a great while a tackle may go